05 Feb 2015 15:45 Taunton
Winner: £9,000 (Penalty: £5,848); Distance: 2m 1f; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
Bathwick Tyres Novices' Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
3 |
| - |
Dusky Lark (GB) (colt, bay, 11 3) |
6215 / 11 |
Flat (539), Jump (41) |
D A Jacob | C L Tizzard Mrs Sara Biggins… |
10/1 | |
| held up, smooth headway after 3 out, 2nd before next, upsides last, led final 110 yards, ridden out and won going away | ||||||||||
2nd |
6 |
| 1¼ L |
Winning Spark (USA) (colt, bay, 10 9) |
U/84-231 / 11 |
Flat (701), Jump (9) |
James Best | Miss J Du Plessis Miss J du Plessis |
3/1 | |
| raced wide tracking leaders, 2nd 3 out, led before 2 out, joined last, slight advantage under pressure until headed and no extra final 110 yards | ||||||||||
3rd |
1 |
| 12 L |
Auvergnat (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
1-64211 / 11 |
Jump (91) | R P McLernon | Jonjo O'Neill John P McManus |
16/1 | |
| chased leading trio, pushed along in 3rd before 3 out, one pace and no impression when dropped to 4th before the last, regained modest 3rd in closing stages | ||||||||||
4th |
4 |
| ¾ L |
Amanto (GER) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
43 / 11 |
Flat (173), Jump (37) |
Sam Twiston-Davies | P F Nicholls Shaw Racing Partnership… |
9/2 | |
| chased leading pair, pushed along and outpaced before 2 out, went modest 3rd before the last until towards finish | ||||||||||
5th |
5 |
| 7 L |
Ar Mad (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 13) |
4032 / 8 |
Jump (22) | J E Moore | G L Moore Mr Ashley Head |
8/1 | |
| led, slightly hampered by loose horse 4th, ridden headed and weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
6th |
10 |
| 10 L |
Shimba Hills (GB) (colt, bay, 10 2) |
23 / 11 |
Flat (175), Jump (22) |
G Sheehan | Mrs L Hill Mr Alan Hill |
22/1 | |
| held up, pushed along and struggling in 6th after 3 out, never involved | ||||||||||
7th |
9 |
| ¾ L |
Abundantly (GB) (filly, bay, 10 6) |
3-1 / 6 |
Flat (473), Jump (19) |
L Treadwell | Miss V Williams Mrs Fay Kempe &… |
7/1 | |
| chased leader, hit 5th, lost 2nd 3 out, soon lost place and weakened | ||||||||||
8th |
7 |
| 2½ L |
Tingo In The Tale (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 7) |
265 / 12 |
Flat (107), Jump (35) |
N de Boinville | D W P Arbuthnot Mr Tony Forbes |
50/1 | |
| always in rear | ||||||||||
9th |
8 |
| 51 L |
Rathealy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 6) |
262 / 6 |
Flat (170), Jump (33) |
T Scudamore | D Pipe Mr P D West |
14/1 | |
| jumped left, always towards rear, pushed along before 6th, tailed off | ||||||||||
UR |
2 |
| - |
Sea Wall (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 3) |
4/75-313 / 10 |
Jump (21) | Tom Cannon | C Gordon Draper Edmonds… |
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